QUEEN FREDDIE MERCURY Homosexuality in the 80s

GAY LIFE IN THE 80S :  Gays were very opressed  Aids and homosexuality were almost synonimous  Gays doensn’t felt comfortable to assume their homosexuality  HIV was a incurables, fatal disease  Many gays experienced the loss of friends and colleagues by the disease  The struggle between homosexuality and the society was very strong.

MOVIES ASSOCIATED:  The movie “Philadelphia” exposes very well how difficult was the life of an homosexual man in the 80s – 90s.

“PHILADELPHIA” MOVIE TRAILER 

MOVIE PLOT:  Philadelphia is a film from 1993 about a man named Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks), who is good lawyer in ascension in his career until his employers figure out that he has AIDS. Then he is misplaced and his contract is terminated, he gets fired by his boss. Suspecting that his disease was the true cause of his firing, Andrew approaches an old rival lawyer named Joe Miller (Denzel Washington) to plead his case in a lawsuit for discrimination. The two eventually team up to fight Andrew’s firm while Joe struggles his own homophobia and Andrew himself fights a losing battle against his disease.

GAY LIFE NOWADAYS:  Gays have more freedom, but stills exists some discrimination with homosexuals.  Gays are more prevented against HIV/AIDS (so they don’t easily contract the disease).  HIV can be controlled by drugs and diseased may have a normal life  Homosexuals suffer less prejudice and the struggle with the society is less fierce.

GAY GROUPS:  The creation of communities and gay groups helped to fit the homosexual into the society.  LGBT It’s a group that ensures the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights.

FREDDIE MERCURY

 Freddie Mercury was born on 5 September,1946 in Zanzibar, Tanzania. He was a British singer, songwriter and producer, best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Queen (he also played piano).  In addition to his talents as a singer and songwriter, Freddie was also a skilled showman. He knew how to entertain audiences and how to connect with them.  His real name was Farrokh Bulsara.  He died on 24 November, 1991 at the age of 45. The official cause of his death was bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS.

MUSICS:  Bohemian Rhapsody 

 I Want To Break Free 

 Under Pressure 

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